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 Apr 30 2012, 07:32 PM
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A TV deal or better streaming quality, and the addition of either ODU or JMU for all sports is all I want from the MAC right now.
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Apr 30 2012, 07:41 PM
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Zips Junkie Group: Members Posts: 6756 Joined: 12-September 04 From: Parts Unknown, USA Member No.: 91 |
QUOTE(g-mann17 @ Apr 30 2012, 06:48 PM)  There is another way of looking at it too. Eventually the middle and lower class get sick of looking at the rich and cut their heads off and move into the better houses. At which point they begin to mismanage their new homes and the next thing you know, it is a ghetto again. People who run the MAC and the ADs wouldn't know what to do if it was a BCS conference. -------------------- "...you want it to be one way. But it's the other way." --Marlo Stanfield, The Wire
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Apr 30 2012, 08:30 PM
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Moderators, please delete.
-------------------- "Rule #76: No excuses, play like a champion!"
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Apr 30 2012, 08:30 PM
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Zips Junkie Group: Members Posts: 1797 Joined: 12-January 06 Member No.: 309 |
QUOTE(bobbyake @ Apr 30 2012, 08:32 PM) A TV deal or better streaming quality, and the addition of either ODU or JMU for all sports is all I want from the MAC right now. I agree 100%. ODU and JMU have comprehensive athletics programs and solid academics. They would be natural in-state rivals and add VA to the MAC footprint. I'd also like to see UMass and Temple dropped entirely if they refuse to be full members of the MAC. The commissioner needs to let it be known that the MAC is not to be used as an intermediary or stepping stone to another conference. -------------------- "Rule #76: No excuses, play like a champion!"
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Apr 30 2012, 08:40 PM
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Zips Junkie Group: Members Posts: 3199 Joined: 15-March 06 Member No.: 432 |
QUOTE(trimmy10 @ Apr 30 2012, 08:30 PM) I agree 100%. ODU and JMU have comprehensive athletics programs and solid academics. They would be natural in-state rivals and add VA to the MAC footprint. I'd also like to see UMass and Temple dropped entirely if they refuse to be full members of the MAC. The commissioner needs to let it be known that the MAC is not to be used as an intermediary or stepping stone to another conference. I hereby decree that Temple may no longer play for the MAC football title. 
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Apr 30 2012, 08:44 PM
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QUOTE(GP1 @ Apr 30 2012, 07:41 PM) At which point they begin to mismanage their new homes and the next thing you know, it is a ghetto again. People who run the MAC and the ADs wouldn't know what to do if it was a BCS conference. Well it depends GP1. The French cut an awful lot of heads off during their revolution and they've done OK since. I've strayed pretty far from the MAC in making that statement so I'll leave it at that. Now where were we? BAIN feels PAIN from his back STRAIN in the RAIN. It's like he was run over by a TRAIN. BAIN. Sorry. Had to. |
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Apr 30 2012, 09:34 PM
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Zips Junkie Group: Members Posts: 1295 Joined: 9-May 10 Member No.: 5578 |
As much as I hate to say this, Akron's not going anywhere. I used to think eventually we would get out of the terrible MAC. But it's just not going to happen...
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Apr 30 2012, 09:52 PM
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100% Zip fan Group: Members Posts: 2222 Joined: 23-January 06 From: Akron Member No.: 326 |
QUOTE(trimmy10 @ Apr 30 2012, 09:30 PM) I agree 100%. ODU and JMU have comprehensive athletics programs and solid academics. They would be natural in-state rivals and add VA to the MAC footprint. I'd also like to see UMass and Temple dropped entirely if they refuse to be full members of the MAC. The commissioner needs to let it be known that the MAC is not to be used as an intermediary or stepping stone to another conference. ODU and JMU both have very good soccer and basketball programs. I agree with dropping UMass as a MAC affiliate but that's sorta hypocritical of me because I like having WVU as a MAC affiliate as well. -------------------- |
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Apr 30 2012, 10:14 PM
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100% Zip fan Group: Members Posts: 2222 Joined: 23-January 06 From: Akron Member No.: 326 |
The non-revenue MAC sports already travel all over the nation, I can't imagine the travel costs incurred from adding ODU and JMU would be a problem. Don't understand how anyone could be against this
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May 1 2012, 01:13 AM
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Zips Junkie Group: Members Posts: 367 Joined: 11-January 09 From: Lived in Phoenix, but back on Akrons South End Member No.: 5101 |
QUOTE(ZachTheZip @ Apr 30 2012, 03:43 PM) C-USA, the MWC, and the Sun Belt have all back-filled their losses and become weaker. I think they've all fallen behind the MAC at this point. The MAC is now sitting in 7th behind the six former BCS conferences simply by virtue of not panicking when Temple left and not adding a bunch of regional FCS schools with questionable success. It's crazy, but right now unless we somehow, some way, get an invitation to the Big East, we are best served by sticking with the MAC. C-USA is weaker than the MAC now. The Sun Belt took several steps backwards. The MWC lost everything that made them great, and the WAC is all but dead. Are you saying since the MAC sat on their hands, they got lucky in the foodchain known as football? -------------------- When in doubt, blame everything on a directional michigan school!
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May 1 2012, 06:58 PM
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Only a Zips fan Group: Members Posts: 10551 Joined: 18-July 06 From: The edge of the Allegheny plateau Member No.: 483 |
C-USA added Old Dominion and Charlotte today. Good move for basketball, terrible move for football. The MAC just moved ahead of them even further. Now they're where the Sun Belt was at, as a starter league for football moveups.
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May 1 2012, 07:15 PM
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Zips Junkie Group: Members Posts: 513 Joined: 29-December 11 Member No.: 6267 |
QUOTE(ZachTheZip @ May 1 2012, 07:58 PM) C-USA added Old Dominion and Charlotte today. Good move for basketball, terrible move for football. The MAC just moved ahead of them even further. Now they're where the Sun Belt was at, as a starter league for football moveups. And with the talk of automatic qualifiers being "deleted" from the national championship/playoff/bowl formula - an undefeated and highly ranked MAC team will have just as good of a chance getting to the "dance" as a Big East/CUSA team. |
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May 1 2012, 07:54 PM
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100% Zip fan Group: Members Posts: 2222 Joined: 23-January 06 From: Akron Member No.: 326 |
the focus should now be on bringing JMU to the MAC. Come on MAC officials, make it happen!!!
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May 1 2012, 08:16 PM
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I think seeing "small" schools like Old Dominion and Charlotte join C-USA is proof that UA really had no interest in moving there. Honestly from a football viewpoint it's a very head-scratching move to add a decent FCS school and another that hasn't even fielded a team yet. Not to mention UTSA?? I would hope that even with our 2 wins in 2 years, we'd be better than a nonexistent team.
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May 1 2012, 08:23 PM
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 Zips Junkie Group: Members Posts: 5506 Joined: 28-September 06 From: Canal Fulton, OH Member No.: 619 |
QUOTE(akzipper @ May 1 2012, 09:16 PM) I think seeing "small" schools like Old Dominion and Charlotte join C-USA is proof that UA really had no interest in moving there. Honestly from a football viewpoint it's a very head-scratching move to add a decent FCS school and another that hasn't even fielded a team yet. Not to mention UTSA?? I would hope that even with our 2 wins in 2 years, we'd be better than a nonexistent team. C-USA to add 6 teams for 2013. Right or wrong, this move is all about potential and demographics. Many of us have been saying this for years, but despite the investments UA has committed to athletics places like Charlotte and the Tidewater region have far younger populations that have been steadily increasing. It's got NOTHING to do with wins or losses. Hey, things could be far worse. How would you like to be an Idaho Vandal or New Mexico State Aggie fan right about now? -------------------- "Build it, and they can't tear it down.......not for a good 15-20 years anyway."
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